![]() ![]() Not sure if this book will appeal to everyone but for fans of thought-provoking, intelligent, smart AND literary genre fiction, this is your ticket. Or at least establishing herself enough to be in a position to do so and then going for it. I think there isn’t enough of it in modern fiction where author ply the formula because that’s what sells and I salute Ward for going against the current. I’m huge on both originality and cleverness. Which, yes, kind of making it read disjointed and choppy at times and makes your mind twist itself all round at times, but in the end, it’s worth it, if only for how original it is. ![]() This novel is so Meta, it’s Meta wrapped in Meta with Meta on top. Looking Glass Sound isn’t merely well written, but it’s as atmospheric and as clever of a book as one might wish for. So I wasn’t expecting much for this, but she’s been a critic’s darling for a while now, so I figured I’d give her another chance and…Yes, that’s more like it. Renowned hip-hop artist, writer, and activist Sister Souljah brings the streets of New York to life in a powerful and utterly unforgettable first novel. ![]() Catriona Ward’s Sundial dramatically underwhelmed. ![]()
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Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]() ![]() Everything is new, and everything is familiar, all at once.īut Fitzgerald never managed writing as ravishingly beautiful as this. ![]() ![]() For those of you who read and loved the original Great Gatsby, it will be like returning to a love-worn poem that had melted away into half-remembered snatches and finding that it contained a new meaning. Nghi Vo reimagines The Great Gatsby with sensuality, queerness, and a glass-sharp beauty. Those things waited for us outside the gates, so whoever wanted to go home? Certainly ugliness didn't, and neither did morning or hangovers or hungers that could not be sated. “Death doesn't come to Gatsby's,” went the rumor, and it might even have been true. And a glimmer of something else too, something sharp and treacherous beneath the smooth surface: shards from a mirror that tipped off a shelf and shattered and rivulets of molten blood and faint scratches from a single nail painted slick black. Still today, when I think back on the experience of reading it, I see freshly pressed silk slipping over skin and fingers sliding through hair and delicate cords of bright pearls shimmering on bare throats like sunrise on water. ![]() Oh, this book built such beautiful, ruinous, indelible images in my mind. ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete set of Waugh's trilogy of novels loosely based on his experiences during World War II. Unconditional Surrender: Fine in a dustjacket that's deeply price-clipped, else Fine. ![]() Dustjacket is price-clipped, shelfworn, dust-soiled, and gently spine-sunned, with several small nicks and short tears, and two tape-mends and scattered foxing on verso Very Good. 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Waterman and lived there the rest of his life under the care and protection of Alfred Kroeber and the staff of the University of California's Museum of Anthropology. Finally identified as a Yahi by an anthropologist, Ishi was brought to San Francisco by Professor T. Ishi stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and terrified of the white murderers of his family, he was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Now recent advances in technology make it possible to return to print the 1976 deluxe edition, filled with plates and historic photographs that enhance Ishi's story and bring it to life. ![]() For more than forty years, Theodora Kroeber's biography has captivated readers. ![]() The life story of Ishi, the last Yahi Indian, lone survivor of an exterminated tribe, is unique in the annals of North American anthropology. ![]() ![]() ![]() Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is strictly coincidental. All characters and events in this book are fictitious. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the F.B.I and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.ĪLL RIGHTS RESERVED: This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic reproduction, in whole or in part, without express written permission. 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You do not have resell or distribution rights without the prior written consent of the copyright owner of this book. ![]() Your non-refundable purchase of this e-book allows you to only ONE LEGAL copy for your own personal reading on your own personal computer or device. ![]() ![]() Wiggins," Conway played the boss and Burnett played a secretary who was "kind of a bimbo": push-up bra, microscopic skirt, constantly tending to her nails. But "innocent" is hardly the word for everything they did. The Carol Burnett Show specialized in family-friendly ensemble comedy - and what an ensemble: Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence, et al. I mean, we could have had our heads blown off." "And in came a security guard with a gun pulled. "Right behind the saleslady, there was an exit door that burst open," Burnett tells NPR's Renee Montagne. Lacking options, needing stockings and seeing that the department wasn't especially crowded, Burnett obliged. The lingerie saleslady at Bergdorf Goodman, for instance, who cheerfully accepted a personal check without proper ID - but only after Burnett demonstrated her trademark Tarzan yell. Now, in a new memoir, Burnett tells stories about what went on behind the scenes of The Carol Burnett Show - plus a few tales about what went down when she ventured out among the show's fans. Her long-running variety show, with its outrageous costumes and its uproariously unpredictable sketches, offered a warm brand of wackiness that parents would let their kids stay up late to watch. ![]() The actress and comedian has won a slew of awards, including multiple Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, People's Choice Awards and a Tony.Ĭarol Burnett was one of the original queens of TV comedy. The Carol Burnett Show ran for more than a decade on CBS. ![]() ![]() ![]() Buck traces the whole cycle of life: its terrors, its passions, its ambitions and rewards. ![]() ![]() This moving, classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the last century. Buck paints an indelible portrait of China in the 1920s, when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings. Though more than seventy years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. Buck’s epic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Oprah Book Club selection about a vanished China and one family’s shifting fortunes. The Good Earth (Oprah's Book Club) Pearl S. ![]() ![]() ![]() I read Unwrapping Hank when it was released last year, and loved it, so when I saw the audio was available I pounced on it, too. ![]() Review: I sincerely just adore Eli Easton’s words. Can Sloane unlock the secrets of this family and unwrap the heart hidden inside the beefcake? It’s a chance to experience a true Americana Christmas – and further investigate the mystery that is Hank Springfield. When Sloane ends up stuck on campus over Christmas, Micah invites him to spend the holidays at their family farm in Amish country. He’s presumably straight, but then why does Sloane feel such crazy chemistry whenever Hank is around? And why does Hank hate Sloane so much? He acts dumb, but he’s a philosophy major. Hank looks like a tough guy – big muscles, tatts, and a beard – but his eyes are soft and sweet. Nothing in Sloane’s classes is as intriguing as Hank Springfield, Micah’s brother and fellow frat house member. He finds his way to Pennsylvania State University, longing for a rural experience, and ends up being lured into joining a frat by Micah Springfield, the hippest guy on campus. He grew up as the son of two psychiatrists, so he finds most people tediously easy to figure out. At a Glance: I HIGHLY recommend this one, guys!!īlurb: Sloane loves a good mystery. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Most recently, as the general manager at Pella Windows, she’s boosted the company’s sales by double digits. “They soon started taking me seriously.” Della has continued to deliver that record-breaking success across years in the sales business. ![]() “To overcome it, I sold a record amount of windows as one of their subcontractors in my first year,” she says. Only one month into her new career, it was a painful moment. “The office girls were literally chatting about me, saying, ‘She’s exactly who you picture sitting around worrying about her manicure and hair and eating bon bons,’” Della says. Twenty-five years ago, when Gina Della first started her career as the owner of a replacement window business, she walked into the local office of a manufacturer and overheard people talking. Gina Della, General Manager Photo by Linda Smallpage, Boutique PhotographerĬLICK HERE TO MEET MORE OF THIS YEAR’S WOMEN OF DISTINCTION ![]() |